The alar ligaments, together with the apical ligaments, are attached from the sloping upper edge of the odontoid peg to the margins of the foramen magnum.
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Atlanto-axial subluxation can occur, owing to erosion of the odontoid process and / or transverse ligaments in the cervical spine's connection to the skull.
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Common patterns of injury include the odontoid fracture and the hangman's fracture, both of which are often treated with immobilization in a cervical collar or Halo brace.
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The most distinctive characteristic of this bone is the strong odontoid process known as the "'dens "'which rises perpendicularly from the upper surface of the body.
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The bones that stabilize the connection between the head and neck can be malformed ( odontoid hypoplasia ); in these cases, a surgical procedure called spinal cervical bone fusion can be lifesaving.
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If threatened by a larger animal such as a human, these frogs can deliver a painful bite as they have several odontoid projections ( not teeth per se ) along their bottom and top jaws.
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A widening of the atlanto-axial joint, as measured between the posterior surface of the anterior arch of atlas and the front of the odontoid process, indicates an injury to the transverse atlantal ligament.
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The neck of the odontoid process is constricted where it is embraced posteriorly by the transverse ligament, so that this ligament suffices to retain the odontoid process in position after all the other ligaments have been divided.
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The neck of the odontoid process is constricted where it is embraced posteriorly by the transverse ligament, so that this ligament suffices to retain the odontoid process in position after all the other ligaments have been divided.
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The African bullfrog ( " Pyxicephalus " ), which preys on relatively large animals such as mice and other frogs, has cone shaped bony projections called odontoid processes at the front of the lower jaw which function like teeth.
